June 29, 2011

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Federal Election Commission attorneys sought a full-scale investigation of former Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, but the three GOP commissioners on the bipartisan commission blocked the probe, newly released FEC documents show.

FEC attorneys "found reason to believe" that O'Donnell, Tea Party Express and Our Country Deserves Better PAC improperly coordinated contributions and expenditures prior to the 2010 Senate GOP primary, where O'Donnell pulled a surprising upset on longtime Rep. Mike Castle. The FEC attorneys wanted to move ahead with an investigation into the case, including subpoenas.

The complaint against O'Donnell was filed by the Delaware Republican Party, which backed Castle in the GOP primary.

But the three GOP commissioners on the FEC —- Don McGahn, Caroline Hunter and Matthew Petersen — refused to support any O'Donnell investigation, thereby blocking it. There must be at least four votes on the six-member, bipartisan panel to approve any FEC action.The three Democrats on the FEC voted to move ahead with the O'Donnell probe.

O'Donnell is still under investigation by the FBI over allegations that she used campaign funds for personal expenses, including using donated funds to pay her rent. O'Donnell strongly denies the allegations.

The GOP always block accountability of programs and candidates they support or block progress of bills they do not support. Remember how they blocked accountability of their "bridge to nowhere" GOP pork projects; blocked accountability and prosecution of the GOP-aproved, 435-plus war-profiteers in Iraq and Afghanistan who failed in their nation-building while posting over $8 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse and another $6.6 billion in stolen Iraqi funds. They recently blocked an updated federal whistlebower law as well.
Under Bush-Cheney and the neo-con-artists, nearly all administration departments not just the FEC, but FDA, NOAA, NASA, the Justice Department, the Pentagon, the FBI, NSA, CIA, EPA, Mineral Management Service, NLRB, etc. were politicized and corrupted.
The GOP never fail to abuse their power when in office with a curtain of secrecy, blocked Freedom of Information requests, domestic spying and warrantless wiretapping, and even out of office with threatened filibusters, secret holds on bills, blocked appoints and funding.
The GOP (Greed On Parade) folks are morally bankrupt, the master of propaganda and dirty tricks, and never hesitate to put America at risk for partisan gain.
For the poorly-educated, Republicans have historically NEVER represented the working class and any working class American voting Republican anywhere only hurt themselves, the families, and the rest of us.

THis is the exact type of system the GOP wants the new Consumer Protection bureau to have. That way their 3 stooges can constantly have a deadlock with the 3 democrat appointees ensuring that nothing of value ever happens. Case and point right here.

Posted By: THis is the exact type of system the GOP wants the new Consumer Protection bureau to have. That way | June 29, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Not surprising at all. It is more the political culture. I'm sure the Dem commissioners would do the same if their party candidate is being investigated. What is surprising here though is that the initial complaint was filed by the GOP themselves. I guess this was when GOP establishment was unhappy with the Tea party. Once they realized that antagonizing the tea party is not prudent they probably instructed their commissioners to pull back.

Hey "surprise, surprise"your comment:" Trying to cover up their dirt....." means you didn't even read the article. It was the REPUB/GOP party in De. that brought the complaint against "Tea Party" candidate (O'Donnell) up. I'ld say that the Libs/Progs need to kiss the rears of those same FEC Gopers because that's why your poor excuse for a Dem Sen. was elected. Find it thoroughly frustrating that people open their trap after only reading 2 sentences.

Or maybe what happened was a Tea bagger fearing repercussions, saw that this was a serious complaint that had merit, which was filed by Republicans themselves, and decided to put a quick hiatus on the investigation !!!!

I love how the heads on the right can't really get around the fact that there are factions within their own party who aren't towing the party line. Unfortuneatly for justice the GOP members of the FEC seem to tow the line just fine. Wouldn't an investigation clear her if she's innocent? Where the heck is Darrell Issa on this one? Isn't the current GOP standard that investigations are important to transparency, or is that just a partisan talking point with no real desire to look at their own?

Posted By: I love how the heads on the right can't really get around the fact that there are factions within th | June 29, 2011 at 03:56 PM

Actually...they named ME as the Press Secretary for O'Donnell....considering I wasn't working with the campaign AT ALL at the time...the whole thing falls on its face. I held no position within the campaign what-so-ever until 10 days AFTER the complaint was filed and therefore my "tweets" were simply the tweets of an outside supporter...*gasp* I think there are a few million union workers and "Organizing for America" people who should be walking a similar plank if I'm guilty...Nicole Gaudiano